NEXT SUNDAY’S READINGS are Acts 1:12-26, 1 Peter 4:12-19, 5:6-11, and John 17:1-11.
MAY MISSION ENVELOPES are designated to supportPIONEER ON THE LAKE(formerly Camp Pioneer). Pioneer is offering a full slate of events this summer, including special week-long camps, retreats, weekly car cruises, Sunday worship services, VBS, and much more. Their annual PIONEER FEST will be held on July 19. Pioneer offers various accommodations available to rent, including five premier cottages with central air and furnaces. If you would like to support Pioneer, place your mission envelopes in the offering plate during May, or donate online by choosing “monthly mission”.
SPRING MISSION PROJECT: Tables are available in the narthex and chapel for donations of baby items to support SUMMIT LIFE CENTER in Niagara Falls. Summit supports young women and men facing unplanned pregnancies with free services, including counseling, parenting classes, support groups, and community assistance referrals. Attendance at activities earns clients credits that can be redeemed for baby clothes, blankets, diapers, wipes, and infant toiletries. If you would like to donate these items, we will continue to accept your gifts through Father’s Day, June 21. If you prefer, there are also BABY BOTTLE BANKS available on the tables that can be used to donate your change to Summit.
THANK YOU for your generous mission envelope donations during April. A donation of $870 will be sent to the MILITARY PROJECT at Concordia Seminary Fort Wayne to help them continue their work of supporting our military chaplains and the men & women that serve our country.
ANOTHER THANK YOU: During April, we received approximately 350 items of children’s toys, books, and games as well as gift cards and cash for the children and families at Golisano Children’s Hospital in Buffalo. Thank you to all who donated, as well as Marla Crawford for her Thrivent Action Team and Jim Wolf (a volunteer at the hospital) who delivered your gifts. They will be distributed to help comfort Golisano’s young patients over the coming weeks.
VOTER’S MEETING: Next Sunday, May 17th immediately following Sundays service. We will discuss transferring funds to cover maintenance projects.
GLEANINGS DEADLINE is Monday, May 18th. This issue will be the summer issue covering June through August.